After soaring to 42 points the game before, Bell Gardens was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were dealt a 49-7 defeat at the hands of the Schurr Spartans. The contest marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Michael Mendoza threw for 53 yards on five of ten attempts. On the ground,
Jesse Medina rushed for 33 yards.
Schurr had a senior duo take command as Joseph Alvarado threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes and Elias Navarro rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Navarro is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played. A healthy portion of Alvarado's aerial production (107 yards to be exact) went to Tyler Higashi, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
With the loss, Bell Gardens broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-2. As for Schurr, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Bell Gardens will head out to take on El Rancho at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Rancho is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.4 points per game this season. As for Schurr, they will face off against Muir at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Muir is on a four-game streak of home wins, Schurr a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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